English / word
trap
noun, verb A2MEANING IN ENGLISH
a device or situation that catches someone or something and makes escape hard
a device or enclosure designed to catch and retain animals, or a situation from which it is difficult to escape
to catch or hold something or someone so they cannot escape; a device or enclosure designed to catch and retain animals, or a situation from which it is difficult to escape
to catch or hold something or someone so they cannot escape
In context
01
The mouse got caught in a trap.
02
Do not fall into the trap of copying assignments.
Synonyms
catch,pitfall,imprison
Antonyms
freedom,escape,release
Collocations
mouse trap,set a trap,fall into a trap
Verb forms
Past: trapped · Past participle: trapped · -ing: trapping